Johnson County Post

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Kansas City, Kansas, man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 in Olathe Monday morning. Troopers say the crash happened at about 9:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-35 north of 159th Street. According to the online crash log, Adam Christopher Townsend, 43, was driving a 2019 Dodge Challenger northbound when the car went off the right side of the road for an unknown reason.

January 14, 1934 – August 26, 2026 Frances Barbara Semler, 92, Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2026 with a Celebration of Life to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, Gardner, Kansas. Inurnment at De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be given to Wayside Waifs or Alzheimer’s Association.

December 8, 1938 – August 22, 2026 Barbara passed peacefully on 8/22/2026 and is now reunited with those she has missed so dearly for so many years, daughter Lizabeth and son Todd, both who left us all too young. Barbara spent most of her youth in Gardner KS and graduated in GHS in 1956. Her father’s job took the family across the country in her younger years to Texas, Colorado and California and eventually back to Gardner. After graduating, she attended Emporia State and later UMKC and JCCC.

May 4, 1962 – August 22, 2026 Warren Dean Hicks, 64, Spring Hill, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 22, 2026 at University of Kansas Health, Olathe, Kansas. Military honors will occur on Sept 26th at 1:30 in Spring Hill Kansas. Condolences may be given at www.brucefuneralhome.com Warren was born in New Underwood, South Dakota on May 4, 1962 to James Warren and Gloria (Stirling) Hicks. He grew up in Spring Hill and graduated from Spring Hill High School in 1980.

May 24, 1956-August 21, 2026 Gary Wayne Seymour, 70, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away August 21, 2026. Gary was born May 24, 1956, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Wayne and Dorthy Seymour, his deceased parents. He grew up in a small home with his parents and three older sisters, in the Ruskin Heights area of Kansas City, Missouri. He and his sisters often spent time, especially in the summer visiting relatives in the Craig Missouri area. These were very fond memories for the whole family.

Nanette “Nan” Pfau Weber, 99, died Aug. 27, 2026, in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born Aug. 13, 1927, in Chicago to Evelyn and Howard Pfau. Nan was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband, Charles “Bud” Weber, with whom she shared 56 years of love and happiness. She is survived by three children, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

In Loving Memory July 30, 1964 – August 20, 2026 Curtis Lee Card, age 62, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away on August 20, 2026, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Curtis was born on July 30, 1964, in Pittsburg, Kansas. On February 17, 1996, he married Sandra Riecke, and together they shared a loving life and welcomed their son, Cody Card. Curtis worked for many years in line clearance for KCP&L before later owning and operating his own tree trimming service.

July 4, 1943 – August 22, 2026 Carol Lee (Palmer) Keiter, 83, of Lenexa, KS, passed away on August 22, 2026, at Hospice House in Kansas City, with her family by her side. She was born July 4, 1943, in Platte City, Missouri, to Stanley Canada Palmer and Edith May Palmer. Carol Lee was raised in a multigenerational farmhouse in Platte City, surrounded by family from the very beginning — an upbringing that shaped her lifelong devotion to the people she loved.

Aug 7, 1978 — Aug 27, 2026 Olathe, KS To view livestream of the service, please click HERE. Yukti Jain, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and the center of her family, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2026, at KU Hospice House. She was 48. Yukti lived a life filled with energy, love, laughter, adventure, and an extraordinary devotion to the people around her. She was the kind of person who made others feel welcome.

Oct 24, 1944 — Aug 22, 2026 Peggy R. Sloyer passed away peacefully at her home in Lenexa, Kansas, on August 22, 2026. Peggy Rae was born October 24, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Henning “Hunk” and Rae Elsasser. She attended Minne Lusa Grade School and McMillan Junior High and was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church. In 1959, Peggy and her family moved to Topeka, Kansas. She attended Topeka West High School and graduated in 1962.